Those cookies look beautiful. What is the secret I wonder to sending them by post such that they arrive looking as perfect as coming out of the oven? Once I tried to send a batch to my brother but alas they reached their destination in smithereens.

By sheer coincidence, my daughter is just pulling the last of a batch of chocolate chip cookies out of the oven under my supervision.
There is an engagement in her future, and therefore some intensive instruction in cooking is taking place. She has been my able assistant for years, but it’s different to take the lead.

Sorry to disagree but it is MY mother who makes the best chocolate chip cookies in the world.
ALong with the best peach cobbler, best peanut brittle, best chocolate pie, best cinammon rolls, best roast beef and gravy, best caramel pie, and best strawberry shortcake. Among other things.

It is a truism, I think in an ontological way, that our mother’s cookies, in essence, are always the best in our eyes. This struck me between the brow, and brought back memories for me, as my mother is gone now, and God willing, enjoying her eternal reward.
Thanks for spurring some great memories.
Ed

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No. The cosmos is on my side in the case of the Chocolate Chip Cookies. The other things, especially the baked items, I will not take a stand on except, perhaps the Chocolate Pie.

Did you ever have them in Rome. There was a place in, I think, the Jewish Quarter that sold them.

robtbrown: Oh yes, I went there. It was just up from Giggetto near the Portico d’Ottavia. They were reputed to have very good Chocolate Chip Cookies. They were okay. Their Peanut Butter Cookies were far better. It was a bit of an oasis, however. Too bad the shop didn’t survive.

Once again I find that I must be counted as a member of the uncultured.
I can’t imagine anything besides very cold water or white milk with cc cookies.
Ovaltine, chocolate milk, or coffee would not go well.
I have never had espressso, but I can’t see it going so well either.
Like I said I am uncultured I suppose.
The cookies look quite yummy. My wife just did a cookie exchange party. Most of them were ok, but the ladies all tried to be fancy this year. It’s hard to beat good old chocolate chip.

You are a lucky guy Father Z. I always miss my parents, but especially at this time of year. My mom would make fudge (with black walnuts), pumpkin pie, banana pudding, cherry yum-yum, and her great lemom pound cake. No wonder we all got fatter around Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Oooo, those chocolate chip cookies are making me hungry, Father Z!
Your mom is blessed to have such a son as you.
‘MARY CHRIST-MASS’ [to use the favorite saying of a traditional priest I once met] to you and to your mom!
You got your ‘culinary genes’ from her, that’s for sure!

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